List of Figures Figure 1.1 Artist's Impression of the RAMP............................................................................. 3 Figure 1.2 The NASA/DOE Reference SPS............................................................................... 4 Figure 1.3 The 1987 SHARP test airplane..................................................................................5 Figure 1.4 Schematic for SPS2000............................................................................................. 6 Figure 2.1 and 2.2 Energy Breakdown Results for the Years 1978 and 1991............................ 13 Figure 2.3 Projected World Population until 2100..................................................................... 16 Figure 2.4 Future Energy Demand for Different Growth and Energy Consumption................ 16 Figure 2.5 Projected World Energy Shortfall............................................................................. 18 Figure 2.6 Assessment of Mix of Power Sources....................................................................... 29 Figure 2.7 Sequence of Operations for Primary Energy Sources............................................... 31 Figure 2.8 Comparative Fuel Costs for Cumulative U.S. Energy Demand................................32 Figure 2.9 Propellant Usage Breakdown for a Sample Satellite in a 900 km Orbit................... 33 Figure 2.10 Power Breakdown for a Typical Satellite................................................................33 Figure 3.1 Eclipse Lengths in Geostationary Orbit During Eclipse Season...............................44 Figure 3.2 Battery Masses for Communications Satellites.........................................................46 Figure 3.3 High and Low Predictions of Global Electricity Market..................................... 53 Figure 3.4 Simplified Macroeconomics Model between Energy and the Economy.................57 Figure 3.5 Energy Cost Ranges for Different Power Generation Processes..............................59 Figure 3.6 Marketing Schedule................................................................................................... 62 Figure 4.1 Top-Level Space Solar Power Program Requirements..............................................65 Figure 4.2 Driving Requirements for Space Solar Power Program............................................69 Figure 4.3 Cost of using photovoltaic versus solar dynamic power...........................................70 Figure 4.4 Space Solar Power Program......................................................................................73 Figure 4.5 Overall Development Plan........................................................................................77 Figure 4.6 Overall Space Solar Power Program Task Schedule.................................................82 Figure 4.7 Timeline for Overall Space Solar Power Program....................................................83 Figure 5.1 Organization Chart of the Management Structure..................................................... 89 Figure 5.2: Responsibilities of the Scientific Branch..................................................................91 Figure 5.3: The Management Structure for the Space to Space Beaming Demo. ($80M)..........93 Figure 5.4 Political and Legal Task Schedule............................................................................ 104 Figure 5.5 Political and Legal Tasks for Demo (1,2,3)...............................................................105 Figure 5.6 Long Term Political and Legal Tasks........................................................................ 105 Figure 6.1 Atmospheric Attenuation vs Frequency at Sea-Level for Horizontal Propagation... 126 Figure 6.2 Transmission Efficiency - Molecular Absorption and Raia......................................127 Figure 6.3 Absorbency of retina according to wavelength.........................................................129 Figure 6.4 Microwave Irradiation and the Damage in Dog Eye..................................................133 Figure 6.5 Microwave Irradiation and Cataracts on Rabbit........................................................134 Figure 6.6 USA standard for Interference Levels for Electronic Medical Devises....................139
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